Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-04-22
Eslerf Rsabing.
THE WHITE DOVE.
iT BRoUGHr Coon FORTUNE To \
WHOLE FAMILY.

IT BRoUGHT Goop FORTUNE To \
WHOLE FAMILY.
/ The clouds hung low in the western
sky one Easter Eve as two little girls
went hurrying through the crowded
city streets. suddenly red gleam
shot ont from bshlud the dark cloud
rampant just as the girls turned a
street corner. and one Of them cried
out: There it's just as grandpa says
no matter how dark and stormy it's
bc-n all tie week, there's always sure
70 be bit Of sunlight just before the
/ Lords Day
"Does he say that - cried pale lit
tie Ceclle, eagerly. Then there will
bs great light this evening. for to-
morrow Is Easter, the day our Lord
rose from the dead Lords Dav. in.
deed -
Even as the child sp ke the color
spread and deepened In the skv, and
grea p'atoons Of sky militia, IN pink
and purple and rosy red, weut ilyt0g
IN pursuit Of the heavy, dali gray
ci. nd warriors
See. see" cried Cecilr. her rale
fare flushing as with the glory of the
SKIES. See. the Lord has risen in.
q ID"
,ller fri NJ ,,ooked at her With a
s'Aal2s. face
NeciIs, I'm most afraid when yoS
ir~,k aud talk like that. Please don't.
Yon Sc, Marian was plsmp and
rssy checked and practical. c cile
SC .rcely beard her. AID the two walk
IN sileace-
n1s little friends were cash girls Ia
the sanie sfsvr. r.FsIt sasss 80
went TO their work in company, and
every ev~ning the walk home MAS !
pleasure bccans~ 'hey could talk a
they vent. The ch,tdten acre vers
unlike. Cccllr WAS dreamy, sensl +
tive llltl" SsI.s girl, white Marian, F..
strong of heart and limb, was we'll
fitted To meet The rea@'fs 4 "A busy
work day world. Alwass quick.
bright, ready. she was y general tsvor- .
tie. aud saved her Itlie friend. trclle,
from manya reprlnaud by her thought
fnl watchfulnrss. For trclle would
fall o dreaming even IN The buss store.
md she did not always hear what was
said to her. aud so she made many mis
takes. aud people often lost patience
and called her stupid and obstinate.
How Marian would rise up then III her
defense, And hos she would i!s 10
comfort the little troubled heart, and
cheer her lth assurances that things
would bg better IN the tHturr.
Il saw gomrthIug - lovely today,
said C~c,l... As they n"ared the block
of tenement houses IN which they
lived Il can't help thinking 'bout 1t
all the time
"Wha was it: Where did you see
II :" aues loned Marian.
"ln the store. among the Easter
cards. l. was white drve, oh. SO
soft and white and pure, just spread
ing its wings 10 ty away. Aud the
sky looked so blue and clear. just like
that little bit down there that the
clouds have rolled away from. | want
I'd the dove to hold. but | want It /"
fy away, 100. up into the blue skyand
out of sight.
"IIow queer ,ou are to night" said
Marian. "G ing to Sunday school to-
morrow.
Yes; and to church, if papa will
take me.
So the friends parted, and pale Ce
ellie tolled up three flights OF stairs,
resting little at the top of the last
flight. that she might not be out of
breath when she entered, and SO dis
tress the mother who watched for her.
The father was already at home and
Elsa and Fritz were clamorlng for
their supper
The little room was bright and clean
| but very. very poor and bare. 1t was
easy to see where Cecile had found her
tender eyes and gold brown hair. The
| little mother, still fair and delicate in
spite Of care and poverty, embraced
her little daughter tenderly, and said !:
Thou 'rt late tonight,my kindchen.
"Ies, mutterchen it is Easter eve,
you know and, oh father, dear. may
we not 90 to the church together to-
morrow? to the beautiful church with
the tall spire, you know, where they
have the lovely music: 1t seemed al.
most as if the angels were singing
there at Christmas time
The father turned kind, but tired
discouraged face upon his little girl
"The fine church full of grand peo
pie is not the place for such as we. The
angels sing for the rich, Cecile.'
"Oh, father, I'm sure the angel
don't mind, if only we are clean AN
neat, do they, mutterchen? And yol
, will take me, know you will and w
will sit in a corner where We will no
be seen, and the music will lift us W
up, up toward Heaven!" Cecile's arm
were around the fathers neck, and he
: soft cheek lay against his weather
beaten face.
"Thou wilt go, Johann" said tn
good wife; and he nodded his hea